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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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